Cotton gin



w. J. PETTY ET! AL 1,767,894

COTTON GIN June 24, 1930. 3 Sheets-Shae; 1

Filed April 8, 1929 JIM-17000001; MENTOR,

ATTOR N EY June 24, 1930. w, J, PETTY ET AL I 1,767,894

' com'ou em Filed April 8, 1929 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 40 00 NYENTORS ATTORNEY June 24, 1930. w. J. P TTY ET AL. I 1,767,894

COTTON GIN Filed April 8, 1929 3 shets-sheet 3 Wei ATTORNEY "{WILLIVAIMJ." new AND EUGENE. ANG'QOK, or HOLLIS, OKLA O A I 4 the d vi 'gta movable baffie plate-2 cf 'Pa tented Juiie 2 4, 1930 in the casin I while permitting the passage of the liht-, -'With a secondgroovectreller nr- 1 rangeclf-at 'thefloh Meet the box end' th-rQugh the grooves ofwhieh. the sews pass, the seabed? roller acting as l hul'ler, with meanefo'r' eom 'e ing the stripped seedsfrom theybexor "ceeiiig a and means for 'centrollin g' the inlet-t0 sai'clcbh'veyihg means. e"finother objet; bf the in entjionis to ar range it reel- 11 1' the hopper, the, reel having proj eet-ions thereen T for feeding the material to the""st'Ws'-' 51nd to previtle a conveyor wi th-' in the {reel for ienim'ling the f hulls from the 'int'eri ortlierepfi 3 l A-fst-i'll' further bject 'of the invention is to provide "'cor 'veyingmeans foryremoving trash and the likefrom th'e' bottom 'o'f the device. invention also bonsist's; in 7 certain combinatioh'afid a rreiigemefit of the several. parts to be hereinafter 'ffilly"cleseribecl,.illugs treated in "the jecbifilizthyi f drawings and specifically fpbilite'c"' e the appended- M. t, aInldescribing,ourfinven ,injcleteil, ref erence z will; bflrztdftbthe 'ztecbfnpgmyin'g ,Clrztwlngs" wherein like c'hara'cte're clenote like 1 for corresponding parts --tjhr oughout the sev- Ceral iewsfahclin which -Figurewl" is' 2t trahs'ver 'efse'ctionali View thrOUgh-the devicef; a 1- F igtlfre" 2 is'" a-" se'etion 'dn line Of F lg v ,y FiguIeB-JS ure'1'.1- 1 1 r= In these views; the numeral? 1 indieates the 'casing Which .encloses the various parts of I I I ntrellecl' by a spring 3,*"divi'ding"the i rqnt portion fof the easing into a hopper te receive the malte'rial'rto b e treateclby' the apparatus. A reel is rotzttably :m'ountedin the lower part of theeasing uncler'the plate jwith its projec trah and the'lihe ivillpaes throughth shme portions of thesaws enterilig'ithe l ym- 'pmt effthe box and a huller roll 15' in other' featur esof c bfistruetion ancl in the. H r r t the eotton seeds and cetton'cerlpassthrough them'i nte the bexfbut" hulls, hurrsencl the 1 like are prevented'fr'dm: e this inateri'al falling thrdugh WlllCh it passes int the rear edge of the be}; teem} the-,1"Saws,-

the roll l'6'ancl these,g'1'00yesere-e" V that thej 'prevent seeds from passln from PAT comm em e tions 5 arranged "to cbi ltect the lower edge; e of the plate chm-mg ;t he rotatlon of the reel; Axscreen (3 1s arranged u'nderthereeleo that and thistrash Will; be coiiveyexl itro ln the easing by'the cohveyeraugerTerratnged i'hf the bottom of the casi'nghelow thescreen;

' The hulls 51nd the like PELSSiDg thre ughjthe reel will be conveyed from the device by means of the'auger conveyor Splwed in the reel, the casing? of Which-is fel mecllwithen I elongated opening lOat its t'p 'a'ztrt-through which the material p'assingth'roughthe rec enters the casing 9 here it is engaged theaugerf The 'sa shaft is "shown' at-11: end be]: me

eplurality of saws 12 Wl1iel1 ,-'zu espeeedepetrt r J A 0213111 'or bot I by the-i Circular blocks I v 14 15; arranged above .theeziwe wlth the upp mg l v at the front side bf the box between ite 16w hem edge and the saws. *"lhiefrollflig rugated, a'sfsihownet 1*5 with 'the sewsipa s through the spaces"f 1'11'1ecl'b the co ru'gzttions these spaces being 'so form'eclthztt roll 16 is journa-led in'thectslng' between,

portions of the Saws .enteringfthe g'fbovels ifn the box 14,; but permittl t9 v The usual dofle'r'brush 17 i sierrainged rrear v of the sews for removing the hut therefrom. e

An' eugerteonveyoi' -18"i's'arra1'1ged in the lengitudinilfl center the "hox l mclfits cyli'nclerlQ 'is surrounded by an outer 03 1- meter 2O ,ezte'hi cylinder having operl'i l ig 2lthe1'ei1i and said 'c'yllhcler2Q'1$ 1*Qtatebly supported ancl is -p'rov1d.ecl WVlth' a handle so thet by'mo vin'g the cylincler QOfbyits l handle 22, the opening in the cylinder l9 can'beedjhsted er entlrely elosetl; 0911-;

armed veyor auger 23Vis arranged inthe bottom of the casing under thev saws for removing trash and the-like] dropping into the space 7 below the saws and. the major portion of 510' a p 1 s source andsproickets 25 are. arranged in this 7 the box is hingedly connected with another portion, as shown at 24: so that the box can-be opened to permit .aoeess to the parts and removal of the 'lnaterial therefrom whenn'ecessaryi or desirable. V

Theshaftsll 1s CllflVGl'l'flOHl any sultable shaft and. onf tlie rolls l and 16 and the conveyor 18 and achain 26 passes over veyor 23 is connected'byjchains and'sproek ets shown generally at 29,withthe shaftll.

these sprocketsiso that the rolls and 16 and .the conveyor 18 "are driven from the shaft llliiThe bruslilTand the conveyor 8, as lwell as the reel, i-arefloonnected sprockets andc'hains, shown generally at26,

with a shaft 27 which is driven from the shaft 1 1 andthe-conveyor7 is connectedby the vchains andsprockets shown sgenerally a,

28, i th th yor. 8, while, the eon- "FrQm the foregoing it will be seen that the material in; the hopper will passjunder 7 the reel as theireeljisrotating, and said reel V V will feed the material against the saws so 7 v thatthe saws will carry "the material upwardly against the huller roll 15, the seeds "and Q cotton passing (into i the; box through V the spaces formed insaid roll,fwhile,hulls" i andthe like will be preventedgby "the roll 1 The revolving rollflG will act" to throw the be striped from the sawslby the brush 17.

seeds and any other foreign matter'inthe bOXnpWardly softhat saidseeds-lwilli.

-into the 'c onveyor through the openings 21 n the cylinders of the conveyorkandthus 'bef disohar ed at ione.sidejof'therwcasin With thisj, invention, the ea'paeity; of the .ginninginachine'.is rincrei sedover the 1 old *changes in the construction and; in the com 1 V V fbination and V arrangement -ofri lthe several 7 a in the scope ofthe appended claims, a

rib type and ean be operate djvith-less power I an the. old type Hildcan'be constructed-at z less. expense. 7

will also insure a better Product,-

f. It. is] thought j from foregoing ideseripf-rtion that the advantages and 7 novel features of our invention willbefreadily apparent, 7 It s-to understood that; weimay make parts, provided that suchzchanges fall with lVhat We claim is a 7 one ofthe other ino'vingparts. v

the saws with the upper portions of the I saws entering the lower part of the box the front and rear edges of thebox being spaced from the saws, a huller roll journaled-in the casing between the front edge of the box and the saws, said roll havlng grooves.

therein for receiving'the saws. and permitting seeds andeotton to enterthe ibox, while preventing hulls from" entering the box, a

grooved roll'journaled'intheeasing between the rear edge of the box 'andthe saws,the saws passing through the grooves and said -giooves preventing seeds from passing from the box, conveyor ineans 1n the vboxffor re-- moving the's'tripped seeds therefrom, said opening therein, means for regulating the V so conveyor including a cas ng having an inlet, V

size ofthe inlet opening, means for feeding :the material to the saws andj means for ro- ,2. A cotton gin comprlslng aycasing a shaft journaledtherein, aplurality-of saws carried by the shaft, v a box arranged above the sawswith the upper portions of thetating the various parts;

saws entering the lower part of the box, the

front and rear edges of the boxbeingspac'ed from the saws, a huller roll journale'd in and the saws, said r011 having gro-oves' therethe casingbetween the front edgeof thebox seedsiand cotton to enter the box,- whilejpre-i venting hulls from entering the' box, a

grooved roll journaled in the casing between {the rear edge of the box and th'esaws, the

T grooves preventing the seeds from passing 7 is from the box, conveyor means in the box for removing the stripped seeds therefrom, said Vconveyor including a casing having aninlet saws passing; through the. grooves and said openlng therein, .means for regulating the size of the inlet opening, a reel: for feeding the material to" the saws and means for 1-04 v V tating the various parts; .7 3. A cotton: gin; comprising-a cas ng, a

shaft ournaled therein, j a plurality of saws carriedjby the shaft, a boxarran ged above the saws withfthe'. upperportionsEof" the is saws entering the lowerqpart of/che box, or a a huller roll 1' ournaled in the, easing between the front: the box and the saws, said roll having grooves l therein for reoeivin'g'l'the saws andpermitting seeds and? cottonto en, v Tter the box, while. preventing hulls-from entering the box, a grooved rollrjournaled in the casing between theirear'of the bo'x' and thesaws, the saws 'jpassingithrough the i grooves and said grooves p'reventingi theg seeds from passing from' the box, conveyor,

means in the boxufor removing the'lstrip'pedi seeds therefrom, means for; controlling the i inlet'tothe conveyor,a reel for feeding the V V 1 ;inateri'al 'tofthe saws, means, for" rotating" vcotton gin comprising a casing, a i i shaft journaled therein, a pluralityof saws] carried by the SllEtft' a box arranged above the various parts and a conveyor within the 4. A cotton gin comprising a casing, a shaft jonrnaled therein, a plurality of saws carried by the shaft, a box arrangedabove the saws With the upper portions of the saws entering the lower part of the box, afhuller 1 roll j ournaled in the casing between the front c of the box and the saws, said roll having grooves therein for receiving the saws and permittingseeds and cotton to enter the box while preventing hul1's'from entering the V box, a grooved roll journaled inthe casing between the rear of the box and the saws,

the saws passing'through the grooves and said grooves preventing the seeds froni'passrbox for removing the stripped seeds therfrom, means for controlling theinlet tothe ing from the box, conveying means in the conveyor, a reel for feeding the material to the saws, means for rotating the various parts, a conveyor within'the reel, means for rotating the same from one of the other moving parts, aspring pressed baffle plate arranged above the reel and conveyors, one below the reel and one below the saws for conveying Waste material from the casing. n testimony whereof We affix our signatures.

WILLIAM J! PETTY.

EUGENE M. HANCOCK, 

